Pen-extractor.



E. J. GUNSELL.

PEN EXTRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPLII. 1914.

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EMIL J. GUNSELL, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

PEN-EXTRACTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patgntd Dec. I4, 1915.

Application filed September 8, 1914. Serial No. 860,761.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, EMIL J. GUNSELL, a citizenof theV United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey andState of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPen-Extractors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art toV which it appertains tomake andv use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in pen extractors such as may heused in an ordinary writing pen and an object of the invention is toprovide an extractor which may be used as a guard, ink eraser, pensupport and .pencil Sharpener.

A further object of the invention is to provide an extractoreasilygripped by the fingers and so connected to the pen point that thelatter may be removed without the necessity of touching the same.

i `With these and other objects in view the invention consists of thearrangement, con-v struction and combination of parts as will be moreparticularly described and claimed hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of anordinary pen holder showing the pen point and extractor in dotted lines;Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 shows aportion of a pen point with the extractor forming the subject matter ofthe present invention attached thereto; Fig. 4 shows the pen extractoroperating as a support for the pen.

Similar reference characters indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

In the present specification a description will be given of one ofseveral forms of ordinary pen holders which will be found upon themarket, after which the application of my pen extractor to the ordinaryform of penhol'der will be described.

Fig. l shows theordinary pen holder having the staff l provided with theusual ferrule 2 which forms a guard for the bore 3 formed in the end ofthe staif 1 and proportioned to receive the split sleeve 4 divided atthe bottom as at 5 so that the same may be compressed when it is desiredto insert the sleeve within the bore 3. Prongs 6 are formed rigid withthe sleeve 4 as will be seen in Fig. 1 and extend beyondthe tip of thesleeve. There is a space which makes it possible to use, the form of penextractor described hereinafter. The prongs 6 are resilient and aredesigned'to press the shank of a pen point against the sleeve 4. Theouter end of the projecting portion .7 of the sleeve may be providedwith a notch 9 in 'alinement with the space 8 between the prongs` toaccommodate the pen extractor, as will be described hereinafter.

IlVhile I have described a form of pen wherein the Vsleeve'is removedfrom the end of the staff, I do not wish to be limited to thisconstruction inasmuch asy the vital parts of the ordinary pen so far asmy present invention is concerned are the prongs 6 with thefspacetherebetween and the sleeve 4.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 2 and 3, there will be described thepen extractor which forms the subject matter of the present invention.The extractor as seen more clearly in Fig. 3 comprises a resilient striphaving a substantially straight arm 10, the end of which is providedwith a pointed offset 11 which when the parts are assembled will extendupwardly through `a slot 12 formed in the top of the pen point shank.l

The offset 1l is preferably just long enough to engage the sides of thepen point shank defining the slot without extending appreciably beyondthe slot, although, of course, this particular feature is of minorimportance. The extractor is rounded asat 13 and may beprovided with theoffset 14 to increase the resilience thereof. Extending from the offset14 there is an arm 15 terminating in a finger' 16 extending in such adirection as to be substantially at right angles to the Vpen holder whenthe extractor is in position as seen in Figs. 2 and 4. The pen andextractor before insertion in the holder have about the position shownin Fig.

3, but when theextractor is inserted within' pen holder does not in anywayinterfere require any change in theconstruction of the ordinary penholder. In'certain constructions of the extractor the oliset 11 may beengaged in and be limited in rearward movement by the notch 9 in theportion 7 ot the.

sleeve to prevent rotation of the extractor. If the notch be notprovided, this movement will be prevented by the engagement of theoffset 11 with the prongs of the pen holder. i The pen point is ofordinary construction with the exception thatthe Vshank thereof isprovided at a suitable point with the slot 12. This. slot may be placedat any suitable point depending upon the'length of pen point which it isdesired to have extend beyond the sleeve They ordinary pen point isparti-cylindrical and a convenient way of providing the slot 12 is toremove avportion of the shank adjacent the top of the pen by filing,grinding or other means. Otherwise the pen point is identical with theusual pen `point construe tion. By referring to Fig. 4, it will be seenthat when the pen point is in its inmost position. the linger 16Venga-ges the bottom of the sleeve 4.

When it is desiredy to insert the pen point within the holder theyextractor will lirstbe inserted within the sleeve 4 and'pushed as farbackwardly as possible after which the shank of the pen point will beinserted between the top of the sleeve-and the comparatively straightarm 10 ofthe extractor,the

olif-set 11 engaging the end ol the shank and` servingv to guide thesaine. The pen point is then pushed into the holder untilthe oli'set 11springsinto the slot 12. lnasmnch as the arms10 and 15 of the extractorare substan# tially parallel and serve to engage the pen point andbottom of the sleeve respectively, there is little if any'tendency forthe ex.- tractor to be pushed outwardly by the resilience of the curved'portion' 13 and the offset 14. Aside from giving additional resilienceto the extractor the oliset 14 also reduces the end of the extractor sothat it is a simple matter to insert the same within the sleeve. It it'is desired to remove the pen pointwhilel the same is wet, this may beaccomplished by catching the linger 16 between the thumb and forefingerslipping the same outwardly from the sleeve. The length of the arm V10is considerably greater than the distance between. the slot 12 and thebutt end oli' the pen point shank so that the extractor need not betakenentirely from the sleeve in order to remove the pen point.

It `will be` apparent that the removal of VAthe'point does not requirethat the same be touched.

For the convenience of the person using the pen, the lower edge 17 ofthe linger 16 may be sharpened and made substantially Copies; of' thispatent5-may' be obtained for five cents cach, by addressing theCommissioner of' Patents,l

straight. Vith the lower edge straight, the

in F f1. Also, when the edge is sharpened, the same may be used as anerasing knife for inl; lines, etc., and it is also apparent that thesharpened edge may be used lior sharpening'pencils,tlie resilience olthe extractor being sullicient to prevent the slipping of the extractorand pen' point out vof the' sleeve. vWhen using the pen, it will beapparent that each time the user reaches lor ink the linger 1G willengag'cthe rim olf the ink Welland the extractor and pen point will beforced ba'cluvardly into the sleeve as tar as possible by the engagementof the extractor with the rim ot the well. Also, should it be desired toremove Ythe pen without grasping thc linger 1G bctween'the thumb andforclinger the sharpened edge 17 may be held against a blotter or othersuitable means and the pen holder drawn rearwardly at which time theextractor and pen holder will separate and the pen point will beejected.

What l claim is:

1. A pen holder having a sleeve and spaced resilient prongs locatedwithin the sleeve, a resilient extractor located within the sleeve, andan outwardly extending linger rigid with the extractor and having thelower edgel thereof sharpened to engage an obstruction and be heldthereby to draw the extractor out of the sleeve when thc pen holder isdrawn rearwardly.

A. pen holder-comprising a staff made tubular at its lower end, a splitsleeve inserted in its bore with the split at the lower side o'thestaltand the solid side of the sleeve project-ing beyond said stall andnotched in its outer extremity, spaced resilient prongs secured withinthe upper side of the sleeve with their space opposite said notch and aresilient extractor located within the sleeve and having an upstandingolfset slidably mounted within said spacel and` adapted to engage thenotch in the sleeve. i

3. A pen' holder comprising a stall?, a sleeve carried bythe stall andprojecting beyond its lower end and having'a notch in the extremity otits upper side, spaced resilient prongs secured to the sleeve and aresilient extractor comprising upper and lower arins connected by abend', the arms vstanding within said sleeve and the upper arm havinga'nodset adapted -to project through vsaid notch and the lower armhaving a` linger pro- Washington, D. C.

